Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 320

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Success Ceremony

“Nyaa.

Lucia, can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

“Why did you come with me?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m asking why you came with me.”

At Ria’s question, Lucia blinked a few times and remained silent.

She remembered already stating the reason to Zion and the others before leaving the royal capital, but she couldn’t understand why this perceptive and clever cat-woman was asking again.

“Didn’t I say? I wanted to see more of the Myo-eun Clan.”

“Besides that.”

“Eh?”

“Nyaa.

There’s no need to hide it now that we’re here.

I know that’s not the real reason.”

“…I don’t know what you mean, Ria?”

“You might have fooled even the perceptive and clever Zion, but you can’t fool me.

I’m a woman too, and I’m a beast-person with senses far more developed than a human’s, you know?

Just tell me.

Why did you come with me?

Lucia, you knew I would be fine on my own.”

Currently, Ria was heading towards the beast-people’s residence, specifically the land of the Myo-eun Clan.

After the radical fairies’ incomprehensible actions, the beast-people began to question what exactly the utopia desired by them and the celestial race they followed was.

They had clearly said it was a world full of light and prosperity, but the things they were doing were all far from it.

The discord with humans could trigger a race war that had ended long ago, and the fact that they were encouraging it was something the beast-people couldn’t understand at all.

They even tried to blame it on the beast-people recently, so the beast-people, who had been expressing support for the celestial race to avoid falling behind the fairies, had to seriously consider the situation.

Ria was going to her hometown to give the beast-people confidence in their doubts.

She was going to let them know that there was no reason to cling to the celestial race.

The Myo-eun Clan was already under the influence of herself and Great King Geuss, so they didn’t have much animosity towards humans, and more than anything, they weren’t following the celestial race’s will but simply positively evaluating the prosperity they brought, so they could stand on the opposite side of the light’s will at any time.

‘The Wol-rang Clan is similar to the Myo-eun Clan, and so is the rather reclusive Hobi Clan.

They value the prosperity and well-being of their own race more than the celestial race.’

If, as Zion predicted, the fairies and the celestial race had the opposite of what they had been known for, if they were truly dark-hearted.

The beast-people would definitely bare their fangs and claws at them without any hesitation.

‘Zion thought that I alone would be enough to persuade them.

That’s why he didn’t come with me, nor did he tell me to take anyone else.

Lucia didn’t really need to come with me, so why did she choose this long and difficult path?’

The beast-people are creatures with a great deal of curiosity.

When they become curious about something like this, they can’t even focus on other things and become completely absorbed in it.

For Ria, she had been moving for nearly a week, constantly wondering about that part, and finally, she asked the question.

“The reason I came with you.”

Eventually, Lucia gave up and decided to answer.

Ria thinks there’s some great reason, but it’s nothing special.

“I just feel a little sorry.”

“Sorry?”

“Yes.

And also, to remove one more burden.”

“What are you talking about?”

Ria reacted as if she didn’t understand Lucia’s words at all.

Lucia smiled at that and gently stroked Ria’s head.

“It’s about Lilith.”

“Lilith?”

“Yes.

She was the first of us to meet Zion and be with him.

She’s even more beautiful and stronger than us.

Ria, you can’t argue with that, can you?”

“…Nyaa.”

Lucia and Ria themselves have enough reason to be called beauties anywhere they go.

Ria herself was captured by human slave traders while traveling and, before meeting Zion, was a woman who received many proposals among the beast-people.

Her personality was so fierce and wild that all those males ended up running away.

Lucia was originally beautiful enough to be with Kim Yu-hyun, enough to be called a heroine.

Previously, she had a delicate body like a mage, but now, thanks to her training in martial arts, her firm body made her beauty even more radiant.

However, when compared to Lilith, even those two had to take a step back.

It’s not for nothing that she’s called a succubus, the queen among them.

Even women are momentarily captivated by her dreamy beauty.

If you didn’t know she was a demon, you could easily mistake her for a celestial being.

If such a beautiful woman even holds the first position.

A succubus who values her man above all else.

She would never allow other women to approach Zion.

“But Lilith allowed us.

She could have threatened or intimidated us not to come close, that she would harm us if we did.”

“…Nyaa, I admit that part.”

“Even if Zion stopped her, she could have definitely overruled Zion’s will.

But she tolerated us approaching Zion.

And creating our own nests by his side.

She’s still doing that now.”

Ria nodded obediently at Lucia’s words.

“At the same time, she’s giving Zion definite help at important moments.

In ways we can’t, as only she can.

She could have come out and monopolized Zion, but Lilith has never done that even once.

Because she knows that we are all the same as she wants.”

“Nyaa…”

“So I felt sorry and grateful.

As much as Zion.

Honestly, I wonder if I could have done that if I were in her position.”

“Lucia would have acted like her too.

Lucia is a good human.

I guarantee it.”

“Thank you.”

As she answered that and continued to stroke her head, Ria soon started purring and singing a purring song.

When she first met other women, she bared her fangs and hissed, but now she had reached the point where she just accepted it even if you touched her belly.

“Anyway, I stepped aside for a while so you could spend more time with Zion.”

“Aha.

I see.”

“Rishi is a bodyguard, so she can’t leave, and Trisha is still a slightly 불안한 존재 [unstable existence], so it’s reassuring for both of them to be by Zion’s side, but we’re not?

Zion is relieved no matter what we do, so it’s not bad to occasionally step away and give time to others.”

“Hmm…”

“Of course, I’m not giving up at all.

We’ll take everything we deserve later for the time we’ve been away.

Do you think I’m crazy enough to just let this pass?”

As expected, it was the sound of a mage who was seriously wrong, the daughter of Raido.

At Lucia’s confident appearance, Ria chuckled and wagged her tail.

“Then Lucia is at her best right now?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’ve been away from Zion for a while, but it’s something you can demand fair compensation for later, and as a bonus, you get to see our cute Myo-eun Clan!”

“Heh heh!

That’s right.

It seems like I’m the winner when I hear that!”

The women laughed and chatted for a while.

Then Ria exclaimed, “Ah!” and perked up her ears and moved her tail.

“They’re here.”

“Who?”

“The guides.

Zion went that way last time too.”

“Zion too?”

“Yeah.

So, Lucia.

I’m sorry, but can you close your eyes?

The rest will be taken care of by our clan.

There’s no need to be too surprised.

Just relax and they’ll take care of it.”

At Ria’s words, Lucia nodded as if she understood and closed her eyes.

Immediately, something suddenly covered Lucia’s face with a cloth and quickly laid her back.

Reflexively, she flailed her body and tried to quickly touch the ground, but soon something soft touched her back, telling her that there was no need to be surprised.

Lucia lay still, leaving her body to them, and after a while, she soon felt the wind and could feel herself being quickly moved somewhere.

She couldn’t see properly because her vision was completely blocked, but she felt the speed for a long time, as if she was moving quite far from where she had been with Ria just a moment ago.

Nyaaa!―

Then, at some point, the wind suddenly stopped and she heard the chorus of cats.

Lucia slightly moved her head, wondering if she had arrived, when suddenly the black cloth covering her face was snatched away!

Light poured in.

Thanks to that, she squinted her eyes as she tried to check her surroundings.

“Welcome to the land of our Myo-eun Clan!

Stranger!”

A voice that was both dignified and somehow full of playfulness was heard in her ear.

Lucia turned her head and saw a middle-aged man with a gentle smile standing there.

He looked strangely similar to Ria, but then again, he didn’t.

Great King Geuss of the Myo-eun Clan personally helped Lucia up and continued to speak.

“Another human guest after my son-in-law.

Daughter!

Why did this human woman come?”

“I brought her because I was bored of coming alone.”

“You! Do you think I’ll fall for such a lie!”

“It’s true.”

Ria lightly concealed Lucia’s inner thoughts with her glib acting.

Then, she subtly went behind Lucia and patted her back, continuing to speak.

“She’s a human friend who’s working hard to help me and Zion.

Her name is Lucia…”

“She’s a mage.

The mana I feel is a little different.

But…”

Great King Geuss exclaimed, “Hmm?” and looked Lucia up and down.

Then, he stroked his chin and muttered, “That’s strange,” before opening his mouth again.

“Her body, the state of the muscles in her legs and arms, it’s a little different from ordinary mages.”

“Ah―!

That’s why I hate dads who are so perceptive!”

“What are you saying!

You little brat!”

“Nyaa! Don’t touch my head, don’t touch it!”

Great King Geuss hugged Ria and messed up her hair, and Ria strongly refused, hissing that she didn’t like it.

Lucia smiled faintly as she looked at the father-daughter relationship that seemed more like friends than father and daughter, which was different from her and Raido.

“…Another human?”

Then, Lucia turned her head at the low voice that suddenly came from behind.

There, a mysterious woman with two stripes drawn on both cheeks was looking at her with wary eyes.

“I don’t intend to say anything about the Myo-eun Clan’s life of interacting with humans, but I’m a little worried about constantly bringing humans into the most important place.”

“Ahaha!

Miss Lafra, don’t worry.

It’s not like we’re letting just anyone in!

This human woman is a close friend of Zion Claussen, my son-in-law!”

“…Is that so.”

When Zion’s name came up, Lafra, the Hobi Clan woman who was the granddaughter of ‘Paulga,’ the great mother of the Hobi Clan, and was being nominated as the next great mother, nodded as if she understood that much.

In a situation where the beast-people had discovered the fairies’ nonsense in the north and stopped it, the relationship with the humans was almost broken, so Lafra also had a decent feeling for Zion, who had stopped it.

Of course, that decent feeling wasn’t the kind of affection she had for the opposite sex, but just, ‘All the human bastards are trash, but maybe I can trust that human man a little bit.’

“Dad?

Why is Lafra here?

Didn’t you go back to the Hobi Clan territory with the great mother?”

“That’s what I was originally going to do, but after seeing the Myo-eun Clan searchers struggling in the north, I decided to teach them some of the Hobi Clan’s good techniques.

I’m staying here and teaching them.”

“Really?

Did the Hobi Clan allow that?”

“They’re the same beast-people, and in this situation where the continental situation is noisy, they seem to have judged that it would be beneficial for them as well if the Myo-eun Clan, which they can trust as an ally, becomes even stronger.”

“Oh… not bad.”

The Myo-eun Clan is stealthy, the Wol-rang Clan is good at group tactics, and the Hobi Clan has individual skills and combat power.

Ria had no doubt that if they complemented each other’s weaknesses and enhanced their strengths, it would be of great help to Zion.

“How is the human kingdom?

We’re getting news too, but I’ve been waiting for your news so much because you’re right next to me, so you can know more accurately and quickly.”

“As you know, Dad, not all fairies are trustworthy.

I’m starting to wonder if they’re really corrupt, or if the light they believe in so much isn’t what we imagined.”

“That’s not good news.

Especially the former, but even more so the latter.”

“In the unlikely event that it’s not what we thought, the beast-people need to listen even more carefully and sharpen their claws.

There’s nothing as foolish as being swept away helplessly.”

At Ria’s words, Great King Geuss nodded as if he was saying something obvious.

The reason why they had been showing a favorable attitude towards the will of light was only because they thought that the utopia they were pursuing at the end was similar.

If what they were pursuing and what they wanted were different, the beast-people could always walk a different path from that light.

“In that sense, Great King of the Myo-eun Clan, if possible, I would like to see if there are any beast-people with magical talent.

What do you think?”

“Lucia, was it?

I’d be grateful if you did that, but you know that beast-people aren’t originally close to magic.”

“Even basic magic can be helpful, even if it’s difficult magic.

I’m benefiting from it too.”

Then Great King Geuss nodded, saying that it wasn’t a bad suggestion.

He had already heard from Ria that Lucia was a skilled mage, so he was thinking that he could easily teach such simple magic.

“Hmm, but… Lucia?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I’m just asking because I’m curious.

What is your relationship with our son-in-law?”

“That’s…”

Before answering, Lucia subtly looked at Ria.

She seemed to be asking if she should tell the truth or keep it a secret, and Ria shook her head to prepare for the worst.

It meant to replace it with the word that it was nothing right now.

“You can think of me and Young Master Zion as people who are cooperating together for Hispania.”

“Ah, is that so?

Then that’s a relief.”

“Why, Dad?”

“No… strangely, I keep smelling our son-in-law from that woman, even if it’s faint.”

“…”

“… …”

―――――――Afterword―――――――

Cats are very good at smelling too…!